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14:11 | Talara (Piura region), Jan. 28. A medical brigade made up of 30 health professionals including doctors, nurses, and medical technologists left the city of Lima for Talara this morning to strengthen the fight against COVID-19 in said province belonging to northern Piura region, the Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud) reported on Thursday.
Leslie Shica, a spokesperson of EsSalud, explained that the brigade will join the fight against COVID-19, given the increase in new cases reported in said province.
According to Shica, more than 2,000 tons of personal protective equipment (PPE), medicines, and medical supplies have so far been delivered to different regions throughout the country to tackle the pandemic.